Shared RAM

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:32

i am in need of a new laptop that needs to use graphics design programs. but i have an epos system that only runs on 32bit operating systems.

im looking at a laptop with 4gb RAM

what i need to know is if i down grade the OS to 32bit i would then get 2.89gb of usable RAM would the remainder of the RAM be used for graphics if the GPU uses shared RAM

panyan · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:42

i would keep the 64bit OS to fully use the 4GB of ram, the 32bit program can take a max of 3.6GB (i think) and the rest for gpu stuff

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:44

64bit however usefull it is is not an option due to the epos system we use doesnt support 64 :/

LizardKing · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:46

How about running it in a virtual machine?

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:51

i might be wrong but isnt it still running on the 64bit architecture if its in a VM?

panyan · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:02

hildark7 said:
64bit however usefull it is is not an option due to the epos system we use doesnt support 64 :/

unless i am suffering from a post-lunch lul, you can still install 32bit programs on a 64bit operating system right? it is the other way around that doesnt work

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:15

panyan said:
unless i am suffering from a post-lunch lul, you can still install 32bit programs on a 64bit operating system right? it is the other way around that doesnt work

you are correct you can but the really old EPOS system we have just doesnt get on with 64Bit operating systems

Buchanan0204 · 6 Jun 2011 at 17:05

hildark7 said:
i might be wrong but isnt it still running on the 64bit architecture if its in a VM?

No. You can install a x86 OS in a VM from x64 OS. Your x86 Epos would be able to install in a VM.